Jean Zehr b. 3 Sep 1783 Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR d. 3 Feb 1865 Goncourt, Haute-Marne, FR: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Jean Zehr

Male 1783 - 1865  (81 years)


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  • Name Jean Zehr  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 3 Sep 1783  Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Residence 1839  Nitting, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • At the time of Catherine’s marriage to André Serach
    Death 3 Feb 1865  Goncourt, Haute-Marne, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I801  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2021 

    Father Christian Zehr,   b. Abt 1735, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1786, Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Veronique (Frenni) Elisabeth Martin,   b. 1765   d. 4 Apr 1806, Nitting, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbe Zehr,   b. 17 May 1791, Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1857, Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 29 Aug 1811  Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Witnesses included miller David Shert, 30; and miller Simon Gerard, 50, uncle of the groom from Dombrot-sur-Vair.
      “Their civil marriage entry described the groom as cultivator Jean Zehr [he signed Johannes], 28, born at Neuviller Sept. 3, 1783, a son of the deceased cultivator Chrétien Zehr and his widow Véronique [Martin] Zehr. The bride was described as Struth resident Barbe Zehr, 20, born at Struth May 17, 1791, a daughter of cultivator Daniel Zehr of Struth, who was present and consenting, and the deceased Catherine Zehr. Witnesses included cultivator Jean Springer, 36, brother-in-law of the bride, and weaver Chrétien Ketzel, 29, both residents of Struth. They resided at Nitting, Moselle”
    Children 
     1. Jean Zehr (Zer),   b. 1 Apr 1813, Nitting, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1854, Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     2. Catherine /Zehr (Zeer Serre),   b. 21 Feb 1817, Nitting, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1884, Guenestroff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Sep 1783 - Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Aug 1811 - Struth, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1839 - Nitting, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Feb 1865 - Goncourt, Haute-Marne, FR Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Of Neuviller, France.

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Ardys Serpette, Zehrs From Europe to Illinois.

    2. [S113] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, Partial Genealogy of the Family of Christian Schrag/Schrock/Gerard.

    3. [S270] Maurice Hebert, Ascendance complete de GERARD Maurice.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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